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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECCLES [parish] | Eccles (Parish) | County Map Fullartons Gazetteer New Statistical Account of Berwickshire __ Chalmers Caledonia __ |
022 ; 027 ; 028 | The name Eccles occurs in each of the three Kingdoms _ It was a Sirname and Baronial title of great antiquity in Dumfries -shire & was Carried in the beginning of the 17th Century, from that country into Ireland, by a Cadet of the Eccles family _ Eccles in Berwickshire seems to have derived its name from the number of Churches or Chapels at one time Situated in the parish, for we have evidence that, besides the parish church, there was formerly a Chapel at Leitholm, & another at Birgham _ The term is plainly derived from the Greek word Signifying a Church _ The greatest length of the parish from |
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